Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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FWUS46 KMFR 042221
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 PM PST TUE NOV 4 2025
...MT. SHASTA SKI BOWL (7,850 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 90 90 75 90 80 90 95
TEMPERATURE 36 36 38 38 36 33 31 32 31 31 32 33 32 32 30 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 34 31 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 39 44 52 52 54 49 37 39 35 28 28 24 20 19 18 19 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 79 93 93 95 87 66 67 62 51 49 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80 60 60 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 1.18 1.54 0.30 0.30 0.17 0.07 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.5 7.9 2.0 2.2 1.3 0.4 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 2.6 9.9 3.5 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.6 8.0
...MT. SHASTA BUNNY FLAT (6,930 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 85 85 75 85 80 90 95
TEMPERATURE 37 35 36 37 35 34 35 35 33 33 33 33 34 33 34 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 35 33 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 28 34 40 41 41 36 28 29 26 21 21 18 16 14 13 14 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 57 66 67 67 61 47 49 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80 60 60 60 60 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 1.18 1.54 0.28 0.31 0.17 0.07 0.12
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.9 7.8 8.0 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.6 8.0
...MT. SHASTA GRAY BUTTE (7,790 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 85 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 90 90 80 90 85 90 95
TEMPERATURE 36 37 38 38 36 32 30 31 30 31 32 33 33 32 30 32 30
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 33 31 33
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 37 44 51 52 52 49 37 39 35 29 28 24 20 19 18 19 24
WIND GUST (MPH) 67 79 93 93 95 87 66 67 62 51 49 41 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 80 80 60 60 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.17 1.12 1.49 0.29 0.28 0.16 0.07 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.1 2.2 6.6 1.9 1.9 1.2 0.4 0.4
12 HOUR SNOW 2.3 8.5 3.1 0.8
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.9 7.9 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.6 8.0
...MT. SHASTA HELEN LAKE (10,450 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 85 85 75 85 80 90 95
TEMPERATURE 29 28 30 30 28 27 25 26 24 24 24 25 25 24 24 24 23
MIN/MAX TEMP 25 28 24 26
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW
WIND (MPH) 62 66 79 79 83 72 64 55 56 44 44 37 35 34 33 37 46
WIND GUST (MPH) 113 115 115 115 115 115 115 108 115 90 89 75 78 78 78 98 108
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80 60 60 60 60 90
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 1.22 1.58 0.29 0.30 0.16 0.07 0.11
6 HOUR SNOW 0.6 7.1 11.0 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.6
12 HOUR SNOW 7.7 13.7 4.4 1.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.5 8.0 7.9 8.1 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.7 8.1
...ASH CREEK BUTTE (7,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 80 85 95 100 100 100 95 95 95 85 85 80 85 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 37 38 39 40 37 34 32 33 32 33 33 34 34 33 31 32 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 35 33 34
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 28 35 44 47 42 42 31 29 27 23 24 19 14 14 17 18 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 47 58 78 84 70 70 52 51 46 40 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 30 40 60 90 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80 50 50 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.49 1.34 0.35 0.20 0.11 0.04 0.06
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 2.4 0.8 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.1 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.5 7.8
...CASTLE LAKE (5,440 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 90 95 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 90 90 80 90 80 90 90
TEMPERATURE 42 42 43 42 41 40 39 39 37 38 38 38 39 39 38 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 40 38 40
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 16 19 26 26 26 19 19 19 16 12 9 8 6 8 9 11 11
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 46 46
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 70 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 80 80 60 60 60 60 80
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 1.02 0.98 0.15 0.15 0.09 0.04 0.09
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.6 8.0
...MT. EDDY BOWL (6,500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 90 75 90 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 80 80 70 80 80 85 90
TEMPERATURE 40 39 39 39 36 37 35 35 34 34 34 35 35 36 35 35 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 37 34 36
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND (MPH) 29 36 41 42 41 34 29 31 26 21 21 18 16 14 13 14 21
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 61 67 70 67 57 49 51 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 40 40 60 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 70 70 50 50 70 70 80
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.81 0.74 0.12 0.11 0.06 0.03 0.07
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 8.4 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.6 8.0
...WATCHMAN PEAK (7300 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 85 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 39 39 40 38 36 35 35 34 33 33 33 33 32 33 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 37 32 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 29 34 46 46 36 27 34 32 29 28 26 25 21 20 18 17
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 58 75 75 61 46 57 52 49 47 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 30 20 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.31 0.39 0.28 0.42 0.19 0.04 0.24
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.2
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.5 2.6 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 8.2 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.6 7.8
...GARFIELD PEAK (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 90 85 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 85 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 39 38 38 39 38 35 34 35 34 32 32 32 32 31 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 37 31 35
WIND DIR S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 24 29 32 46 46 36 27 33 31 29 28 26 25 21 19 17 16
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 49 55 75 75 61 46 55 52 49 47 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 30 20 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 90 90 90
PRECIP TYPE R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.19 0.26 0.35 0.21 0.37 0.15 0.03 0.20
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.3
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.5
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 8.2 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.2 7.7 7.9
...BROWN MOUNTAIN (6000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 80 75 95 100 95 85 95 100 100 95 95 75 75 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 42 42 43 43 42 39 37 40 39 37 38 38 37 36 37 39 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 41 36 40
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
WIND (MPH) 17 17 19 26 28 20 21 20 19 19 17 16 14 13 13 13 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 46 49
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 20 90 100 100 80 90 100 100 90 90 40 40 80 80 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R R R R R S R R S R R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.06 0.29 0.47 0.07 0.16 0.08 0.01 0.18
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.5 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.8 7.1 7.7 7.9
...MOUNT MCLOUGHLIN (7500 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 75 65 95 100 100 95 95 100 100 100 100 85 85 95 95 100
TEMPERATURE 40 40 41 42 41 37 35 35 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 33
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 38 33 36
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 27 29 31 46 47 35 29 35 33 31 28 26 24 20 19 18 18
WIND GUST (MPH) 55 51 62 89 87 61 57 62 61 57 51 46 41 37
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 30 20 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R S R S S S S S S S S S S S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.12 0.22 0.36 0.20 0.28 0.26 0.04 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.2 2.1 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.4 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.6 7.7
...MOUNT BAILEY (6800 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 100 65 55 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 100 100 100
TEMPERATURE 40 41 40 42 41 37 35 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 39 33 37
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND (MPH) 25 31 28 44 46 36 28 36 33 31 28 26 25 20 20 19 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 51 49 73 75 61 47 61 55 51 47 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 100 30 20 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 80 90 90 100
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S R
6 HOUR QPF 0.14 0.22 0.33 0.27 0.32 0.33 0.05 0.21
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 2.0 0.2 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.3
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.7
...MOUNT ASHLAND/SISKIYOU PEAK (7000 FT)...
DATE WEDNESDAY 11/05/25 THURSDAY 11/06/25
TIME (LT) 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16
4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P 7P 10P 1A 4A 7A 10A 1P 4P
CLOUD COVER OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUD COVER (%) 95 60 70 100 100 90 85 90 90 90 80 80 70 75 90 90 100
TEMPERATURE 40 39 39 41 39 38 36 36 35 35 35 36 36 35 34 34 34
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 38 34 37
WIND DIR S SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 29 33 41 43 43 29 28 29 31 26 24 19 17 18 19 17 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 49 55 67 72 72 49 47 49 51 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 70 10 40 100 100 90 80 90 80 80 70 70 40 40 70 70 90
PRECIP TYPE R R R R R S S S S S S S S S R R
6 HOUR QPF 0.05 0.45 0.43 0.07 0.11 0.05 0.02 0.10
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 9.6 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.9 8.2
$$
--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN